Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Aruba instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years longer
In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Aruba, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 9.6 times more money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $4,039 as of 2025, while in Aruba, the GDP per capita is $38,591 as of 2024.
Life
be 16.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Vanuatu, approximately 14.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Aruba, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2022.
have 72.5% fewer children
In Vanuatu, there are approximately 27.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Aruba, there are 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 62.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Vanuatu, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (88% in urban areas, and 54% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Aruba, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 38.8% more likely to have internet access
In Vanuatu, approximately 69.9% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Aruba, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 52.6% less on education
Vanuatu spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Aruba spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 97.3% less coastline
Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 km of coastline. In Aruba, that number is 68 km.
Infrastructure
find 15.1 times more home broadband
Vanuatu has 1.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Aruba has 17.5 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 5.9 times more CO2
Vanuatu emits 0.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Aruba emits 5.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2021–2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
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